1978–79 La Liga
Season | 1978–79 |
---|---|
Champions | Real Madrid (19th title) |
Relegated | Celta Racing Santander Recreativo |
European Cup | Real Madrid |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Barcelona (as title holders) Valencia |
UEFA Cup | Sporting Gijón Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 825 (2.7 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hans Krankl (29) |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → |
The 1978–79 La Liga was the 48th season since its establishment. It started on September 2, 1978, and finished on June 3, 1979.
Team locations[]
![Las Palmas is located in Canary Islands](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Canarias-loc.svg/200px-Canarias-loc.svg.png)
![Las Palmas Las Palmas](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Las Palmas
Team | Home city | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
Burgos | Burgos | El Plantío |
Celta | Vigo | Balaídos |
Español de cornella | Barcelona | Sarriá |
Hércules | Alicante | José Rico Pérez |
Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
Racing Santander | Santander | El Sardinero |
Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas |
Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
Recretivo | Huelva | Colombino |
Salamanca | Salamanca | Helmántico |
Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
Sporting Gijón | Gijón | El Molinón |
Valencia | Valencia | Luis Casanova |
Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid (C) | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 41 | |
4 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 41 | |
5 | Barcelona | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 38 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
6 | Las Palmas | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 37 | |
7 | Valencia | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 35 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
8 | Español | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 35 | |
9 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 34 | |
10 | Salamanca | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34 | |
11 | Sevilla | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 33 | |
12 | Hércules | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 32 | |
13 | Burgos | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 32 | |
14 | Zaragoza | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 30 | |
15 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 29 | |
16 | Celta (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
17 | Racing Santander (R) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 22 | |
18 | Recreativo (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 21 |
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Jump up to: a b Valencia qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey and Barcelona as title holders of the competition.
Results table[]
Pichichi Trophy[]
Rank | Player | Goals | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
29
|
FC Barcelona |
2 | ![]() |
23
|
Sporting de Gijón |
3 | ![]() |
20
|
Real Sociedad |
4
|
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19
|
Atlético Madrid |
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19
|
Zaragoza | |
6 | ![]() |
18
|
Real Madrid |
7 | ![]() |
16
|
UD Las Palmas |
8 | ![]() |
14
|
UD Las Palmas |
9 | ![]() |
13
|
Athletic Bilbao |
References[]
External links[]
- (in Spanish) Official LFP Site
Categories:
- La Liga seasons
- 1978–79 in Spanish football leagues
- 1978–79 in European association football leagues